death awaits at the ARW rock wall ramp

So i was dinging through my pics cleaning out some of the crap and found this pic
of the ARW boat ramp this was a 25 mph wind right out of the west that picked up at 1pm
the morning was nice and calm and clear them BAM someone turned on the fan
we had to surf land this one right on the ramp for a ruff landing ouch

So what do I mean when I say death awaits? what if you flipped your kayak
as you were landing? your head could hit the "pavement" witch also has deep ridges to tare your head open 
or you could break a shoulder or worse

just because it's a surf landing in the bay don't mean it's safe
be careful out there.

this has been a public service announcement

duane            
 

whoa, thats a nasty day on the bay, thanks for the pic duane, cameron

lb. for lb., tha Bay is more dangerous than the Ocean …  it's those winds that can come from anywhere. I always watch how far I stray and if was me taking on that Cement launch, I would have done something else…  the inside Harbor would have been a trek and also may not have been wise to head out there again, but you should have been able to land at the HS and hoof it…

Kudos to you for a bit risk taking and making it...

When you took that picture you were looking south.  I've gone down there to launch before (didn't do it) and with the wind out of the south it has the whole length of the south bay to build up those waves.  The only other way to land would have been to go inside the first wall and land on the beach where the war canoes launch.

If Duane says its a dangerous launch/landing, I believe it!!

no thanks...we also got some really big swell and wind off big sur  Sunday after launching and in an hour or so we were close to in trouble and heading in...and only the second time I've been scared/prepared to swim or get flipped...thanks for the pic...that is way more than I would ever try...breaking my poles $$$ and stuff worries me a bit too,got flipped coming in saturday and almost broke my rods

Even worse are the ferry boat wakes at Paradise that come out of nowhere.

I agree that the bay is much more dangerous than the ocean. I've had way more "Oh shit!" Moments in the bay than anywhere else.

Like that time we launched at China camp? If you got separated from the kayak it would have been pretty dicey. Cameron knows about that cment ramp  at paradise.

Thats what clear lake looked like 3 years ago at Yakhoppers tourney at state park.

good looking out, thanks for that warning.! i love how evberyone looks out for eachother on this site. this place is something else for sure!

The epic one was over by the airport. You, Chuck and myself. The rain wasn't all that bad but when it started hailing I was done.

Even Redwood City can get some waves going in there, nothing like that, but the wind can come in howling there as well.  Anything south of SFO in the Summer time/Fog season and your on your own out there.

Like that time we launched at China camp? If you got separated from the kayak it would have been pretty dicey. Cameron knows about that cment ramp  at paradise.

remember this day craig?



and yeah, i hate that ramp at paradise, cost me six weeks and the first albion in 09 , cameron

That ramp is scary-slippery-death-waiting-to-happen at low tide even when the water is like glass. Was ice skating trying to launch my yak last time I was there